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The crisis surrounding the Trump White House and its possible ties to Russia deepened with the disclosure of unreported meetings between the Russian ambassador and Jared Kushner , President Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser.

The Warriors are stacked with players people don't like, Steph Curry because he's successful, Draymond Green because he plays like a Grayson Allen that people like and Durant because he abandoned Oklahoma City (although it's not like they got their franchise via expansion, so it's hard to feel that sorry for them).

Trump recalled his commitment to a "peace through strength" foreign policy . The member countries are: Canada, France, Italy , Japan, Germany, the United States and the UK. Cohn told reporters: "They understand where we are, we understand where they are and it's most important that we continue to work together". While the "all forms" construction, which appeared in last year's G7 statement , was not revived, the new communiqué stated: "We reiterate our commitment to keep our markets ...

Much discussion has focused on reviving a 2002 Saudi-led peace initiative whereby Arab states would recognise Israel in exchange for its full withdrawal from the territories it occupied in 1967 and a just settlement of the Palestinian refugee problem.

The build-up was prompted by Russia's annexation of Crimea and accusations - denied by Moscow - that it is supporting a separatist conflict in eastern Ukraine.Poland's foreign minister, Witold Waszczykowski, said the troop presence was proof of Washington's commitment."It is much better than just a declaratory mention of Article V".

Producers have expressed confidence that the OPEC-led plan will bring down crude stocks to their five-year average of 2.7 billion barrels. Crude oil plunged 5 per cent following the announcement, and held its losses early on Friday. However, OPEC and the other countries involved might not have agreed to cut production further as that could have proved beneficial for the American shale oil industry.